Young owl resting on a lamppost. Although the city has grown so quickly, it has still been fortunate to not suffer from severe pollution, congested traffic, or environmental problems which plague many of Brazil's largest cities.

Large and small luxury houses are found in the upper class res idential areas around the artificial paranoá Lake. However, these are restricted only to a small minority who can afford them. Once the north and south wings ...

View of the city Park, an area over 420 hectares, provides local residents a place for social activities s and an ecological reserve. Efforts were made by the city planners to create numerous green areas to reduce traffic ...

The regional and city bus terminal located at the center of the eixo monumental. Many buses depart from here everyday bringing thousands of workers who live in the "satallite cities" of the Federal District, to work in Brasília.

Waiting for the bus at the regional and city bus terminal. Large numbers of workers carne from the impoverished Northeast to help construct Brasília and work in the service industries. Most of these wo rkers were housed ...

Residential blocks or quadras like these in Brasília were built for the middle class in the "satellite cities" such as Taguatinga. Ne vertheless, it is a minority of the population who can afford such apartments.

Arriving migrants from the Northeast at the bus station.
Brasília attracted numerous migrants from the Northeast
hoping to find a job in the se rvice and construction sectors. Today the federal oistrict has a population ...

Numerous migrants that have arrived in the Federal District have been forced to live in large slum areas in the "satellite cities," such as this one in Ceilandia. The number of jobs in Brasília are limited and the recent ...

Some of the migrants from the Northeast and other regions have been craftsman who exhibit their artwork at the regular fair next to the television tower. However, these are a small minority compared to the large numbers ...

Protesting crowds have become a familiar sight since Brazil has returned to a civilian democracy. Brazilians have publicly shown their discontent with their politicians, going so far as forcing the government to impeach ...

View of the Church of São Francisco in Ouro Preto (MG). The Catholic Church arrived with the first Portuguese explorers in 1500. Jesuit priests and those of other orders helped the Portuguese establish coastal settlements, ...

A banner carrier during the Easter procession in Ouro Preto. Brazil has remained a
predominantly Roman Catholic country and almost 90% of all Brazilians profess that
faith. However, a large majority do not practice ...